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Below is an announcement by the University of Toledo College of Law and its affiliated Legal Institute of the Great Lakes regarding its annual conference and CLE opportunity, which will be held virtually on November 6, 2020.
Please direct all your inquiries per the the instructions in the announcement. Registration closes November 4, 2020.
Regards,
Lucas County Bar Association
"WATER IN THE COURTS"
THE 20TH ANNUAL GREAT LAKES WATER CONFERENCE
A Live Webinar
Friday, Nov. 6, 2020
9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Water-related cases of international, national, regional and local import will be the focus of the 20th Annual Great Lakes Water Conference. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, this year's conference will be conducted virtually online as a live webinar.
Titled "Water in the Courts," the half-day conference will feature six legal experts addressing litigation about the Enbridge oil pipeline underlying the Straits of Mackinac; an interstate groundwater allocation case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court; the Court's recent County of Maui decision affecting permitting under the Clean Water Act; challenges to the new federal "waters of the United States" rule; high water levels and flooding in and around Lake Ontario; and the Lake Erie Bill of Rights.
The conference is sponsored by The University of Toledo College of Law and its affiliated Legal Institute of the Great Lakes.
Registration for the conference is free for the public and $50 for attorneys seeking 3.0 hours of CLE. The conference has been approved by the Ohio Supreme Court Commission on Continuing Legal Education for 3.0 hours of CLE credit as a live interactive webinar.
The deadline for registration is Nov. 4. For more information and to register, visit the conference webpage.